Earlier this week, the people of Georgia spoke clearly. Overcoming a range of voter suppression tactics, Sen. Raphael Warnock won re-election by defeating Republican Herschel Walker by 51 to 48 percent, a margin of almost 100,000 votes.
That victory gives Democrats a 51-seat majority in the U.S. Senate, a net gain of one. It will be easier to confirm President Biden's judicial nominees and other high-level appointments and to advance legislation through committee. Admittedly, with Republicans taking control of the House, we are not likely to see much actual legislation. An actual Democratic majority in the Senate may also mean that investigations into the Jan. 6 coup attempt and other crimes of the Trump administration can continue.
